Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 22.2% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
|
pay 41.1% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
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